"Transfer policies are broad guidelines to be followed and observed in the normal course but are not mandatory and cannot be enforced to be followed word by word, "
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"As the Hon'ble Apex Court has already held that the land owners even in the case of acquisition under the National Highways Act are entitled
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"Indubitably such evidence shall be given by the person, who had direct knowledge regarding the transaction and execution of the cheque and the evidence of a person,
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"Scheme of the election law in this country as well as in England is that no significance should be attached to anything which does not
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"This judgment aimed to distinguish between 'illegal' and 'regular' appointments... the laudable intent of the judgment is being subverted when institutions rely on its dicta
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"So long as it can be found that the procedure which was in fact adopted was one which was acceptable to medical science as on date,
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"The SPE having been conferred jurisdiction only to investigate offences punishable under the Act of 1988, Sections 409, 420 and Chapter XVIII of the Penal
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"It was in public interest that the marks of candidates be revealed so as to put a quietus to the said aspect... the Court on
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"High Court, therefore, could not have undertaken such exercise of seeking to compensate one party at the cost of the other without any prayer being
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"Use of the words ‘may be’ before ‘made’ signifies the legislative intent of not making clause (d) of Section 59 subject to the existing regulations,"
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"The primary right of movement under Article 19(1)(d) is the Fundamental Right to Walk, a right that precedes the right to move on wheels and this
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"Citizen’s fundamental right to walk on a demarcated footpath is primary and shall have priority over movement by motorised vehicles," Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling
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"Between ‘may be true’ and ‘must be true’ there is inevitably a long distance to travel and the whole of this distance must be covered by legal,
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"Trial Court ought to have ensured that the victim children received adequate compensation for their past and future sufferings arising out of the offence... it
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"Assessee is not entitled for relief, without determination by the Commissioner under Section 195(2) as the 'arm’s length' principle laid down in the Production Sharing
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"Quashing of FIR of regular case automatically created a situation that the offences, stated and alleged in the FIR has no existence; thus the 'Scheduled
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"Collateral Warranties Are Not Construction Contracts" In a significant ruling on July 9, 2024, the UK Supreme Court determined that collateral warranties do not fall under the
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"It is well settled that the Indian Trust Act is inapplicable to public or even private religious or charitable endowments. The Act relates only to
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"The Amending Act of 2005 of HSA cannot be read retrospectively. Meaning thereby, succession which had taken place prior to the promulgation of the Amendment
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"Invoking supervisory jurisdiction to set aside the decree drawn 40 years ago and all consequential proceedings under the garb of supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227
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"Scheme of the election law in this country as well as in England is that no significance should be attached to anything which does not
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"The SPE having been conferred jurisdiction only to investigate offences punishable under the Act of 1988, Sections 409, 420 and Chapter XVIII of the Penal
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"It was in public interest that the marks of candidates be revealed so as to put a quietus to the said aspect... the Court on
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"High Court, therefore, could not have undertaken such exercise of seeking to compensate one party at the cost of the other without any prayer being
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"Use of the words ‘may be’ before ‘made’ signifies the legislative intent of not making clause (d) of Section 59 subject to the existing regulations,"
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"The primary right of movement under Article 19(1)(d) is the Fundamental Right to Walk, a right that precedes the right to move on wheels and this
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"Citizen’s fundamental right to walk on a demarcated footpath is primary and shall have priority over movement by motorised vehicles," Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling
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"State, as a model employer, is justified in reserving certain categories of posts for such persons so that they are not compelled to compete with
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"Every year of delay meant a year of lost seniority, lost emoluments, and lost dignity for these women. The human cost of institutional non-compliance
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"Non-maintenance of record is springboard for commission of offence of foeticide, not just a clerical error," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, held that the maintenance of
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"Infraction of Rule 3 in our opinion thus, cannot render the entire recruitment process illegal which does not otherwise suffer from any fundamental error or
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"Disciplinary authority, therefore, in our opinion acted illegally and without jurisdiction in imposing both minor and major penalties by the same order. Such a course
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"Justice delivery system cannot treat the child as a mere evidentiary object subjected to repeated forensic or psychological scrutiny at the instance of contesting litigants.
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"The application of law, especially when it comes to inter family disputes is not akin to enforcing the black letter of the law but calls
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"State cannot deny or defer a claim for compassionate appointment by invoking a provision which, on a proper reading of the rules, applies only to
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"The 'homemakers', to put it directly, actually are the 'nation builders' and they ought to be recognised as such," Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment
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"In other words, the motor vehicle itself does not play an active role in the accident. It is not part of the proximate cause of
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"If an accused is in jail past 9 years, as an under-trial prisoner, then he deserves to be released on bail because its a right
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"Where the question of pursuing a constitutional remedy is involved and invocation of writ jurisdiction is traceable to clause (1) of Article 226, the doctrine
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"The failure to repay without being informed of an extension being granted to the auction purchaser, by itself, cannot validate proceedings that are otherwise vitiated
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"Transfer policies are broad guidelines to be followed and observed in the normal course but are not mandatory and cannot be enforced to be followed word by word, "
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"As the Hon'ble Apex Court has already held that the land owners even in the case of acquisition under the National Highways Act are entitled
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"Indubitably such evidence shall be given by the person, who had direct knowledge regarding the transaction and execution of the cheque and the evidence of a person,
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"This judgment aimed to distinguish between 'illegal' and 'regular' appointments... the laudable intent of the judgment is being subverted when institutions rely on its dicta
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"So long as it can be found that the procedure which was in fact adopted was one which was acceptable to medical science as on date,
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"Between ‘may be true’ and ‘must be true’ there is inevitably a long distance to travel and the whole of this distance must be covered by legal,
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"Trial Court ought to have ensured that the victim children received adequate compensation for their past and future sufferings arising out of the offence... it
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"Assessee is not entitled for relief, without determination by the Commissioner under Section 195(2) as the 'arm’s length' principle laid down in the Production Sharing
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"Quashing of FIR of regular case automatically created a situation that the offences, stated and alleged in the FIR has no existence; thus the 'Scheduled
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"It is well settled that the Indian Trust Act is inapplicable to public or even private religious or charitable endowments. The Act relates only to
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"The Amending Act of 2005 of HSA cannot be read retrospectively. Meaning thereby, succession which had taken place prior to the promulgation of the Amendment
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"Invoking supervisory jurisdiction to set aside the decree drawn 40 years ago and all consequential proceedings under the garb of supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227
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"Section 34 Court cannot substitute its own views or the views of the parties in place of the view taken by the learned Arbitral Tribunal,
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"Once, the Union of India exercises jurisdiction to relax the requirement... and such relaxation was even exercised in favour of similarly situated IAS Officers, the
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"Criminal law cannot be used to silence a citizen merely because he questions the legality of police action. At the same time, public servants discharging lawful duty
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When a piece of land is sold with definite boundaries, unless it is clear from the circumferences surrounding the sale that a smaller extent
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"High Court notes that the petitioner, while inside jail, has been threatening the witnesses and there is likelihood that, in case, he is released on bail, he
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"It is a settled principle of law that the initial burden of proof lies upon the plaintiff to establish its claim by adducing acceptable oral
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"An officer who is capable of such brazen defiance of his superiors' orders is an officer who... is a threat to civil society. He is a threat
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"It shall be incumbent on the Family Court to ensure that its orders are immediately complied with/ enforced, without any delay whatsoever, " Delhi High
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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